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NYU review study suggests potential for gauging health risks of air pollution on individual level

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We detail an illustrative study designed to turn that potential into practice by measuring individuals’ exposures over a prolonged period of time, along with measures of factors that influence health outcomes, including economic, behavioral, biological, familial, and environmental contexts. billion a year. Globally, 4.2

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Study: California’s cap-and-trade air quality benefits go mostly out of state

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state residents did not see the benefits of improved air quality from presumed reductions in harmful co-pollutants, such as particulate matter— according to a new study led by UC Berkeley and San Francisco State University researchers. Good climate policy is good for environmental justice. Cushing et al. Cushing et al.

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Urgent: Assemblymember Chris Holden Trying to Kill California’s 100% Renewable Climate Bill, #ChangeTheClimate, #SB100

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We need more aggressive cuts in emissions to get us anywhere near the pathways that limit the worst impacts of climate change. California must continue its strong climate leadership if we are to have any hope to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions in time to keep the climate safe, which is vital, because….

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National Academies report finds US interstate highways need major overhaul; calls for 20-year blueprint for action

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The committee noted, however, that these estimates may be low, because they do not include funding required to reconfigure and reconstruct many of the interstates’ 15,000 interchanges or make the system more resilient to the effects of climate change. The study was sponsored by the US Department of Transportation.

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Students Use Their Tech Know-How to Protect the Environment

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Climate change is a problem for communities around the world. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council , climate change contributes to severe weather events such as hurricanes, flooding, and tornadoes, as well as long-term drought and regularly occurring heat events in traditionally moderate climate zones.

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Study: Reducing Future Transportation CO2 Emissions to Kyoto Protocol Levels Will Require Combination of Vehicle Technology and Smart Growth

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A Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning study on climate change concludes that “smart growth” combined with the use of hybrid vehicle technology could reduce cities’ carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions significantly by 2050. Percent change in median CO2 by scenario relative to 2000. Stone et al. 2009) Click to enlarge. Stone et al.

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Stanford launches major new natural gas research initiative

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Stanford University has launched a new research initiative to study comprehensively the development and use of natural gas. At times directly affecting residential neighborhoods, the large-scale industrial process has strained many US communities. Earlier post.).

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